Composition and method for controlling plant diseases

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a composition for controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plant diseases. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amide compound represented by a formula (I); wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and at least one kind of compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin, enestrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin, famoxadone, fenamidone, metominostrobin, a compound represented by a formula (II) and pyribencarb: shows an excellent controlling efficacy on plant diseases.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a composition for controlling plantdiseases and a method for controlling plant diseases.

BACKGROUND ART

Hitherto, many compounds have been known as active ingredients in acomposition for controlling plant diseases (The Pesticide Manual-15thedition, published by British Crop Protection Council (BCPC),ISBN978-1-901396-18-8).

DISCLOSURE of INVENTION Problems to be Solved by Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition forcontrolling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plantdiseases.

Means to Solve Problems

The present inventors have intensively studied to find out a compositionfor controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy onplant diseases. As a result, they have found that a compositioncomprising an amide compound represented by the following formula (I) orsalts thereof and at least one kind of compounds selected from the groupconsisting of the following group (A) has an excellent controllingeffect on plant diseases. Thus, the present invention has beencompleted.

Specifically, the present invention includes:

[1] A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amidecompound represented by a formula (I):

wherein

R¹ represents a (hydroxycarbonyl)C1-C6 alkyl group, a(hydroxycarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group, an (aminocarbonyl)C1-C6 alkylgroup, an (aminocarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group, a (C1-C6alkoxy)carbonyl(C1-C6) alkyl group or a (C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl(C2-C6)alkenyl group;

R² represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionallysubstituted 1-naphthyl group or an optionally substituted 3-indolylgroup, and the phenyl group, the 1-naphthyl group or the 3-indolyl groupbeing represented by the R² may be substituted on the carbon atomsindependently of each other with one or more substituents selected froma halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a C1-C6 alkyl group or aC1-C6 alkoxy group;

-   or salts thereof and-   at least one kind of compounds selected from the group (A)    consisting of kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin,    picoxystrobin, enestrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin,    fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin, famoxadone, fenamidone,    metominostrobin, a compound represented by a formula (II) and    pyribencarb:

[2] The composition for controlling plant diseases according to [1]wherein a weight ratio of the amide compound or salts thereof to atleast one kind of compounds selected from the group (A) is in the rangeof 100:1 to 1:100.

[3] A method for controlling plant diseases which comprises applying aneffective amount of the composition for controlling plant diseasesaccording to [1] or [2] to a plant or a soil for cultivating the plant.

[4] A method for controlling plant diseases which comprises applying aneffective amount of the composition for controlling plant diseasesaccording to [1] or [2] to plant seeds.

[5] The method for controlling plant diseases according to [4] whereinthe plant seeds are seeds of corn, cotton, soybean, beet, rapeseed,wheat or rice.

Effect of Invention

The present invention can control plant diseases.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present invention is explained in detail.

The term “composition for controlling plant diseases the presentinvention” refers to a composition comprising an amide compoundrepresented by a formula (I):

wherein

R¹ represents a (hydroxycarbonyl)C1-C6 alkyl group, a(hydroxycarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group, an (aminocarbonyl)C1-C6 alkylgroup, an (aminocarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group, a (C1-C6alkoxy)carbonyl(C1-C6) alkyl group or a (C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl(C2-C6)alkenyl group;

R² represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionallysubstituted 1-naphthyl group or an optionally substituted 3-indolylgroup, and the phenyl group, the 1-naphthyl group or the 3-indolyl groupbeing represented by the R² may be substituted on the carbon atomsindependently of each other with one or more substituents selected froma halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a C1-C6 alkyl group or aC1-C6 alkoxy group (hereinafter referred to as “the present amidecompound”);

-   or salts thereof and-   at least one kind of compounds selected from the group (A)    consisting of kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin,    picoxystrobin, enestrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin,    fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin, famoxadone, fenamidone,    metominostrobin, a compound represented by a formula (II) and    pyribencarb:

(hereinafter referred to as “the present compounds”).

In the formula (I), as the group represented by the R¹, the term“(hydroxycarbonyl)C1-C6 alkyl group” includes, for example, ahydroxycarbonylmethyl group, a 2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethyl group, a3-(hydroxycarbonyl)propyl group and a 4-(hydroxycarbonyl)butyl group;

the term “(hydroxycarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group” includes, for example, a2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethenyl group, a 3-(hydroxycarbonyl)-2-propenyl groupand a 3-(hydroxycarbonyl)-1-propenyl group;

the term “(aminocarbonyl)C1-C6 alkyl group” includes, for example, anaminocarbonylmethyl group, a 2-(aminocarbonyl)ethyl group, a3-(aminocarbonyl)propyl group and a 4-(aminocarbonyl)butyl group;

the term “(aminocarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group includes for example, a2-(aminocarbonyl)ethenyl group, a 3-(aminocarbonyl)-2-propenyl group anda 3-(aminocarbonyl)-1-propenyl group;

the term “(C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl(C1-C6)alkyl group” includes, forexample, a methoxycarbonylmethyl group, a 2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethylgroup, a 3-(methoxycarbonyl)propyl group, a 4-(methoxycarbonyl)butylgroup, an ethoxycarbonylmethyl group, a 2-(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl group, a3-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl group and a 4-(ethoxycarbonyl)butyl group; and

the term “(C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl(C2-6)alkenyl group” includes, forexample, a 2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl group, a3-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-propenyl group, a 3-(methoxycarbonyl)-1-propenylgroup, a 2-(ethoxycarbonyl)ethenyl group, a3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-propenyl group and a 3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-1-propenylgroup.

In the formula (I), when the phenyl group, the 1-naphthyl group or the3-indolyl group being represented by the R² may be substituted on thecarbon atoms independently of each other with one or more substituents(preferably one or two substituents and more preferably onesubstituent), as the substituent,

the term “halogen atom” includes, for example, a fluorine atom, achlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom;

the term “C1-C6 alkyl group” includes, for example, a methyl group, anethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexylgroup, a 1-methylethyl group, a 2-methylpropyl group, a 3-methylbutylgroup and a 4-methylpentyl group; and

the term “C1-C6 alkoxy group” includes, for example, a methoxy group, anethoxy group, a propoxy group, a butoxy group, pentyloxy group, ahexyloxy group, a 1-methylethoxy group, 2-methylpropoxy group, a3-methylbutoxy group and a 4-methylpentyloxy group.

When in the formula (I), the phenyl group, the 1-naphthyl group or the3-indolyl group being represented by the R² may be substituted on thecarbon atoms simultaneously with each other with two or moresubstituents selected from the halogen atom, the hydroxy group, thenitro group, the C1-C6 alkyl group or the C1-C6 alkoxy group, thesubstituent on each of the carbon atoms may be the same or different toeach other.

Examples of the present amide compound includes the amide compoundrepresented by the formula (I) wherein R¹ is a (hydroxycarbonyl) C1-C3alkyl group, a (C1-C2 alkoxy)carboyl(C1-C3)alkyl group, an(aminocarbonyl)C1-C3 alkyl group, or a (hydroxycarbonyl)C2-C3 alkenylgroup and R² is a phenyl group, a 1-naphthyl group, an 3-indolyl groupor a 5-methyl-3-indolyl group.

The salts of the present amide compound include, for example, inorganicbase salts and organic base salts.

The inorganic base salts include, for example, alkali metal salts suchas sodium salts and potassium salts, alkaline-earth metal salts such ascalcium salts and magnesium salts, and ammonium salts.

The organic base salts include, for example, amine salts such astriethylamine salts, pyridine salts, picoline salts, ethanolamine salts,triethanolamine salts, dicyclohexylamine salts, andN,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine salts.

Next, specific examples of the present amide compound are shown below.

The amide compound represented by the formula (I-a):

wherein a combination of R¹ and R² represents any combination as shownin Table 1.

TABLE 1 Compound No. R¹ R² 1 hydroxycarbonylmethyl 1-naphthyl 2methoxycarbonylmethyl 1-naphthyl 3 2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethyl 1-naphthyl 42-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethyl phenyl 5 3-(hydroxycarbonyl)propyl 1-naphthyl 63-(methoxycarbonyl)propyl 1-naphthyl 7 3-(ethoxycarbonyl)propyl1-naphthyl 8 3-(propoxycarbonyl)propyl 1-naphthyl 93-(aminocarbonyl)propyl 1-naphthyl 10 2-(hydroxycarbonyl)ethenyl1-naphthyl

The present amide compounds are those described in, for example,JP-11-255607 A and JP-2001-139405 A, and can be prepared, for example,according to the methods described therein.

Also, kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin,enestrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin,famoxadone, fenamidone and metominostrobin that are used in the presentinvention are all known compounds, and are described in, for example,“The PESTICIDE MANUAL—15th EDITION (BCPC published) ISBN978-1-901396-18-8”, pages 688, 62, 971, 910, 1068, 1167, 383, 538, 840,458, 462 and 783 respectively. These compounds are either commerciallyavailable, or can be prepared by known methods.

Pyribencarb that is used in the present invention is a known compound,and can be prepared by the method described in, for example,WO2001/010825 pamphlet.

The compound represented by the formula (II):

(hereinafter referred to as “the present active compound (II)”) is acompound described in, for example, WO 1995/27693 pamphlet and can beprepared by a method described in, for example, the pamphlet.

The present active compound (II) has one asymmetric carbon atom and thenboth enantiomers due to the asymetric carbon atom, R enantiomer, whichis represented by the following formula (II-a):

and S enantiomer, which is represented by the following formula (II-b):

may be present, and a mixture at any ratios of the enantiomers can beused as the present active compound (II) in the present invention. Theracemic mixture of the compound represented by the formula (II) isreferred to as “the compound (II-R)”.

Kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin,enestrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin,famoxadone, fenamidone, metominostrobin, the present active compound(II) and pyribencarb that are used in the present invention arecompounds known as having an antibacterial activity due to a respiratoryinhibitor action by inhibiting an electron transfer system (so-calledinhibition of Complex III) of the intracellular mitochondria ofpathogenic bacteria.

The weight ratio of the present amide compound or salts thereof to thepresent compounds in the composition for controlling plant diseases ofthe present invention includes, but is not limited to, in the range ofusually 2 to 10,000,000 parts by weight and preferably 10 to 100,000parts by weight of the present compounds opposed to 1,000 parts byweight of the present amide compound or salts thereof.

Although the composition for controlling plant diseases of the presentinvention may be a mixture as itself of the present amide compound orsalts thereof and the present compounds, the composition of the presentinvention is usually prepared by mixing the present amide compound orsalts thereof, the present compounds and an inert carrier, and ifnecessary, adding a surfactant or other pharmaceutical additives, andthen formulating into the form of oil solution, emulsifiableconcentrate, flowable formulation, wettable powder, granulated wettablepowder, dust formulation, granules and so on.

Also the composition for controlling plant diseases formulated asaforementioned can be used by itself or with an addition of an inertcarrier as agent for controlling plant diseases.

In the composition for controlling plant diseases of the presentinvention, a total amount of the present amide compound or salts thereofand the present compounds is in the range of usually 0.1% to 99% byweight, preferably 0.2% to 90% by weight, and more preferably 1% to 80%by weight.

Also the composition for controlling plant diseases of the presentinvention may further optionally contain one or more pesticides and/orfungicides other than those mentioned above.

Examples of the inert carrier used in the formulation include an inertsolid carrier and an inert liquid carrier.

Examples of the solid carrier used in the formulation includefinely-divided powder or particles consisting of minerals (for example,kaolin clay, attapulgite clay, bentonite, montmorillonite, acid clay,pyrophyllite, talc, diatomaceous earth, or calcite), natural organicsubstances (for example, corncob powder, or walnut shell powder),synthetic organic substances (for example, urea), salts (for example,calcium carbonate, or ammonium sulfate), synthetic inorganic substances(for example, synthetic hydrous silicon oxide) and the others. Examplesof the liquid carrier include aromatic hydrocarbons (for example,xylene, alkyl benzene, or methylnaphtalene), alcohols (for example,2-propanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, or ethylene glycolmonoethyl ether), ketones (for example, acetone, cyclohexanone, orisophorone), vegetable oils (for example, soybean oil, or cotton oils),petroleum-derived aliphatic hydrocarbons, esters, dimethylsulfoxide,acetonitrile and water.

Examples of the surfactant include anionic surfactant (for example,alkyl sulfate salts, alkylaryl sulfate salts, dialkyl sulfosuccinatesalts, polyoxyethylene alkylaryl ether phosphates, lignin sulfonate, ornaphthalenesulfonate formaldehyde polycondensation), nonionic surfactant(for example, polyoxyethylene alkylaryl ether, polyoxyethylene alkylpolyoxypropylene block copolymer, or sorbitan fatty acid ester) andcationic surfactant (for example, alkyltrimethyl ammonium salts).

Examples of the other pharmaceutical additives include water-solublepolymer (for example, polyvinyl alcohol, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone),polysaccharides (for example, arabic gum, alginic acid and saltsthereof, CMC (carboxymethyl-cellulose), or xanthan gum), inorganicsubstances (for example, aluminum magnesium silicate, or alumina-sol),antiseptic agent, coloring agent, and stabilizing agent (for example,PAP (isopropyl acid phosphate) or BHT).

The composition for controlling plant diseases of the present inventionis used to control a plant disease by applying it to a plant or a soilfor cultivating the plant.

The plant diseases which can be controlled by the present invention areexemplified below:

Rice diseases: blast (Magnaporthe oryzae), helminthosporium leaf spot(Cochliobolus miyabeanus), stripe (Rhizoctonia solani), and bakanaedisease (Gibberella fujikuroi);

Diseases of barley, wheat, oats and rye: powdery mildew (Erysiphegraminis), fusarium head blight (Fusarium graminearum, F. avenaceum, F.culmorum, F. asiaticum, Microdochium nivale), rust (Pucciniastriiformis, P. graminis, P. recondita, P. hordei), snow blight (Typhulasp., Micronectriella nivalis), loose smut (Ustilago tritici, U. nuda),bunt (Tilletia caries), eyespot (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides),scald (Rhynchosporium secalis), leaf blotch (Septoria tritici), glumeblotch (Leptosphaeria nodorum), and net blotch (Pyrenophora teresDrechsler);

Corn diseases: smut (Ustilago maydis), southern leaf blight(Cochliobolus heterostrophus), zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercosporasorghi), southern rust (Puccinia polysora), and gray leaf spot(Cercospora zeae-maydis);

Citrus diseases: melanose (Diaporthe citri), scab (Elsinoe fawcetti),fruit rot (Penicillium digitatum, P. italicum), Phytophthora disease(Phytophthora parasitica, Phytophthora citrophthora);

Apple diseases: blossom blight (Monilinia mali), canker (Valsaceratosperma), powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha), alternaria leafspot (Alternaria alternata apple pathotype), scab (Venturia inaequalis),bitter rot (Colletotrichum acutatum), crown rot (Phytophtora cactorum),blotch (Diplocarpon mali) and ring rot (Botryosphaeria berengeriana);

Pear diseases: scab (Venturia nashicola, V. pirina), black spot(Alternaria alternata Japanese pear pathotype) and rust (Gymnosporangiumharaeanum);

Peach diseases: brown rot (Monilinia fructicola), scab (Cladosporiumcarpophilum) and Phomopsis rot (Phomopsis sp.);

Grapes diseases: anthracnose (Elsinoe ampelina), ripe rot (Glomerellacingulata), powdery mildew (Uncinula necator), rust (Phakopsoraampelopsidis), black rot (Guignardia bidwellii), gray mold (Botrytiscinerea) and downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola);

Diseases of Japanese persimmon: anthracnose (Gloeosporium kaki) and leafspot (Cercospora kaki, Mycosphaerella nawae);

Diseases of gourd family: anthracnose (Colletotrichum lagenarium),powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea), gummy stem blight(Mycosphaerella melonis), fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) and downymildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis), phytophthora rot (Phytophthora sp.)and damping-off (Pythium sp.);

Tomato diseases: early blight (Alternaria solani), leaf mold(Cladosporium fulvum) and late blight (Phytophthora infestans);

Egg plant disease: brown spot (Phomopsis vexans) and powdery mildew(Erysiphe cichoracearum);

Diseases of Cruciferous Vegetables: alternaria leaf spot (Alternariajaponica), white spot (Cercosporella brassicae) and downy mildew(Peronospora parasitica);

Rapeseed diseases: sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), blackspot (Alternaria brassicae), powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) andblackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans);

Welsh onion diseases: rust (Puccinia allii);

Soybean diseases: purple seed stain (Cercospora kikuchii), sphacelomascad (Elsinoe glycines), pod and stem blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum var.sojae), brown spot (Septoria glycines), bacterial blight (Cercosporasojina) and rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi);

Adzuki-bean diseases: gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) and sclerotinia rot(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum);

Kindney bean diseases: gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), sclerotinia rot(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) and anthracnose (Colletotrichumlindemthianum);

Peanut diseases: leaf spot (Cercospora personata), brown leaf spot(Cercospora arachidicola) and southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii);

Garden pea diseases: powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi);

Potato diseases: early blight (Alternaria solani) and black scurf(Rhizoctonia solani);

Strawberry diseases: powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca hamuli) andanthracnose (Glomerella cingulata);

Tea diseases: net blister blight (Exobasidium reticulatum), white scab(Elsinoe leucospila), gray blight (Pestalotiopsis sp.) and anthracnose(Colletotrichum theae-sinensis);

Cotton diseases: fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) and damping-off(Rhizoctonia solani);

Tabacco diseases: brown spot (Alternaria longipes), powdery mildew(Erysiphe cichoracearum) and anthracnose (Colletotrichum tabacum);

Sugar beet diseases: cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola), leafblight (Thanatephorus cucumeris) and root rot (Thanatephorus cucumeris);

Rose diseases: black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) and powdery mildew(Sphaerotheca pannosa);

Diseases of Chrysanthemum and Compositae vegetables: downy mildew(Bremia lactucae), leaf blight (Septoria chrysanthemi-indici) and whiterust (Puccinia horiana);

Various plants diseases: Diseases caused by Pythium spp. (Pythiumaphanidermatum, Pythium debarianum, Pythium graminicola, Pythiumirregulare, Pythium ultimum), gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), sclerotiniarot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) and southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii);

Turfgrass diseases: dollar spot (Sclerotinia homeocarpa), brown patchand large patch (Rhizoctonia solani);

Banana diseases: Sigatoka disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis,Mycosphaerella musicola, Pseudocercospora musae).

Sunflower diseases: downy mildew (Plasmopara halstedii); and

Seed diseases and diseases in early growth phase of various plantscaused by Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp., Fusarium spp., Gibberellaspp., Tricoderma spp., Thielaviopsis spp., Rhizopus spp., Mucor spp.,Corticium spp., Phoma spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Diplodia spp. and theothers.

The composition for controlling plant diseases of the present inventioncan be used in agricultural lands such as fields, paddy fields, drypaddy fields, lawns and orchards or in non-agricultural lands. Also thecomposition for controlling plant diseases of the present invention cancontrol diseases of plant that live in agricultural lands in theagricultural lands and the others for cultivating the following “plant”and the others.

The plant which can be applied by the composition for controlling plantdiseases of the present invention is exemplified below:

Crops:

-   corn, rice, wheat, barley, rye, oat, sorghum, cotton, soybean,    peanut, buckwheat, beet, rapeseed, sunflower, sugar cane, tobacco,    and the others;

Vegetables:

-   solanaceous vegetables (for example, eggplant, tomato, pimento,    pepper and potato),-   cucurbitaceous vegetables (for example, cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini,    water melon and melon),-   cruciferous vegetables (for example, Japanese radish, white turnip,    horseradish, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, leaf mustard,    broccoli, cauliflower, colza),-   asteraceous vegetables (for example, burdock, crown daisy, artichoke    and lettuce),-   liliaceous vegetables (for example, green onion, onion, garlic and    asparagus),-   ammiaceous vegetables (for example, carrot, parsley, celery and    parsnip),-   chenopodiaceous vegetables (for example, spinach and Swiss chard),-   lamiaceous vegetables (for example, Perilla frutescens, mint and    basil),-   strawberry, sweet potato, Dioscorea japonica, colocasia and the    others;

Fruits:

-   pomaceous fruits (for example, apple, pear, Japanese pear, Chinese    quince and quince),-   stone fleshy fruits (for example, peach, plum, nectarine, Prunus    mume, cherry fruit, apricot and prune),-   citrus fruits (for example, Citrus unshiu, orange, lemon, lime and    grapefruit),-   nuts (for example, chestnut, walnuts, hazelnuts, almond, pistachio,    cashew nuts and macadamia nuts),-   berry fruits (for example, blueberry, cranberry, blackberry and    raspberry),-   grape, kaki persimmon, olive, Japanese plum, banana, coffee, date    palm, coconuts, oil palm and the others;

Trees other than fruit trees:

-   tea, mulberry,-   flowering plant (for example, dwarf azalea, camellia, hydrangea,    sasanqua, Illicium anisatum, cherry trees, tulip tree, crape myrtle    and fragrant olive),-   roadside trees (for example, ash, birch, dogwood, Eucalyptus, Ginkgo    biloba, lilac, maple, Quercus, poplar, Judas tree, Liquidambar    formosana, plane tree, zelkova, Japanese arborvitae, fir wood,    hemlock, juniper, Pinus, Picea, Taxus cuspidate, elm and Japanese    horse chestnut), Sweet viburnum, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Japanese    cedar, Japanese cypress, croton, Japanese spindletree and Photinia    glabra;

Lawn:

-   sods (for example, Zoysia japonica, Zoysia matrella),-   bermudagrasses (for example, Cynodon dactylon),-   bent glasses (for example, Agrostis gigantea, Agrostis stolonifera,    Agrostis capillaris),-   blueglasses (for example, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis),-   festucae (for example, Festuca arundinacea Schreb., Festuca rubra L.    var. commutata Gaud., Festuca rubra L. var. genuina Hack),-   ryegrassses (for example, Lolium multiflorum Lam, Lolium perenne L),-   Dactylis glomerata, Phleum pratense;

Others:

-   flowers (for example, rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, Eustoma,    gypsophila, gerbera, marigold, salvia, petunia, verbena, tulip,    aster, gentian, lily, pansy, cyclamen, orchid, lily of the valley,    lavender, stock, ornamental cabbage, primula, poinsettia, gladiolus,    cattleya, daisy, cymbidium and begonia),-   bio-fuel plants (for example, jatropha, safflower, Camelina, switch    grass, Miscanthus giganteus, Phalaris arundinacea, Arundo donax,    kenaf, cassava, willow), and-   ornamental foliage plants, and the others.

Among the above-mentioned plants, preferred examples include corn, beet,rice, sorghum, soybean, cotton, rapeseed and wheat.

The above-mentioned “plant” includes plants, to which a resistance hasbeen conferred by a classical breeding method or genetic engineeringtechnique.

The composition for controlling plant diseases of the present inventioncan control plant diseases by applying it to the plant or an area forcultivating the plant. Such plants to be used herein include foliages ofplant, flowers of plant, fruits of plant, seeds of plant, or bulbs ofplant. The bulbs to be used herein are intended to mean bulb, corn,rootstock, tubera, tuberous root and rhizophore.

The method for controlling plant diseases of the present inventioncomprises applying the composition for controlling plant diseases of thepresent invention.

Specific examples of the method of applying the composition forcontrolling plant diseases of the present invention include anapplication to stems and leaves of plants such as a foliage application;an application to seeds of plants; and an application to area forcultivating plants such as a soil treatment and a submerged treatment.

Specific examples of the application to stems and leaves of plants suchas a foliage application in the present invention include an applicationto surfaces of plants to be cultivated, for example, by a groundapplication with a manual sprayer, a power sprayer, a boom sprayer orPancle sprayer or by an aerial application by using manned or unmannedairplane or helicopter.

Specific examples of the application to seeds of plants in the presentinvention include an application of the composition for controllingplant diseases of the present invention to seeds or bulbs of plants,more specifically, a spray coating treatment on the surface of seeds orbulbs, a smear treatment on the seeds or bulbs of plants, an immersiontreatment, a film coating treatment and a pellet coating treatment.

Specific examples of the application to area for cultivating plants suchas a soil application and submerged application in the present inventioninclude, a planting hole application, a plant foot application, a rowapplication, an in-furrow application, an overall application, a sideditch application, a nursery, box application, a nursery bedapplication, a nursery soil incorporation, a bed soil incorporation, apaste fertilizer incorporation, a paddy water application, and asubmerged application under flooding condition.

When the composition for controlling plant diseases of the presentinvention is applied to plants or area for cultivating plants, theapplication dose varies depending on the kinds of plants to beprotected, the species or the degree of emergence of plant diseases tobe controlled, the dosage form, the timing of application, weatherconditions, etc., but the total amount of the present amide compound orsalts thereof and the present compounds is in the range of usually from0.05 to 10,000 g, preferably from 0.5 to 1,000 g per 1,000 m² of thearea for cultivating plants.

When the composition for controlling plant diseases of the presentinvention is applied to seeds of plants, the application dose variesdepending on the kinds of plants to be protected, the species or thedegree of emergence of plant diseases to be controlled, the dosage form,the timing of application, weather conditions, etc., but the totalamount of the present amide compound or salts thereof and the presentcompounds is in the range of usually from 0.001 to 100 g, preferablyfrom 0.05 to 50 g per 1 kg of the seeds.

The emulsifiable concentrate, the wettable powder or the flowableformulation, etc. of the composition for controlling plant diseases ofthe present invention is usually applied by diluting it with water, andthen spreading it. In this case, the total concentration of the presentamide compound or salts thereof and the present compounds is in therange of usually 0.00001 to 10% by weight, and preferably 0.0001 to 5%by weight. The dust formulation or the granular formulation, etc, isusually applied as itself without diluting it.

EXAMPLES

The following Examples including Formulation examples and Test examplesserve to illustrate the present invention in more detail, which shouldnot intend to limit the present invention. In the Examples, the term“part(s)” means part(s) by weight unless otherwise specified, and “thepresent amide compound (Compound No. X)” corresponds to “Compound No. X”listed in Table 1, that is, for example, “the present amide compound(Compound No. 4)” refers to Compound No. 4 listed in Table 1.

Formulation examples are shown below.

Formulation Example 1

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of trifloxystrobin, 35 parts of a mixture(weight ratio 1:1) of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate are-mixed with an appropriate amount of water so as togive a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture is finely-groundby a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 2

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of azoxystrobin, 35 parts of a mixture(weight ratio 1:1) of white. carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate are mixed with an appropriate amount of water so as togive a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture is finely-groundby a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 3

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of fluoxastrobin, 35 parts of a mixture(weight ratio 1:1) of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate are mixed with an appropriate amount of water so as togive a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture is finely-groundby a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 4

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of pyraclostrobin, 35 parts of a mixture(weight ratio 1:1) of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate are mixed with an appropriate amount of water so as togive a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture is finely-groundby a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 5

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of picoxystrobin, 35 parts of a mixture(weight ratio 1:1) of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate are mixed with an appropriate amount of water so as togive a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture is finely-groundby a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 6

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of orysastrobin, 35 parts of a mixture(weight ratio 1:1) of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate are mixed with an appropriate amount of water so as togive a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture is finely-groundby a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 7

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of the compound (II-R), 35 parts of amixture (weight ratio 1:1) of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylenealkyl ether sulfate are mixed with an appropriate amount of water so asto give a total amount of 100 parts, and then the mixture isfinely-ground by a wet grinding method to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 8

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of trifloxystrobin, 1.5 parts of sorbitantrioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts ofpolyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture is finely-ground by awet grinding method. To this mixture is added an appropriate amount ofan aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts of xanthane gum and 0.1 partsof magnesium aluminium silicate so as to give a total amount of 90parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol is added thereto. Themixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 9

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of azoxystrobin, 1.5 parts of sorbitantrioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts ofpolyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture is finely-ground by awet grinding method. To this mixture is added an appropriate amount ofan aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts of xanthane gum and 0.1 partsof magnesium aluminium silicate so as to give a total amount of 90parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol is added thereto. Themixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 10

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of fluoxastrobin, 1.5 parts of sorbitantrioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts ofpolyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture is finely-ground by awet grinding method. To this mixture is added an appropriate amount ofan aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts of xanthane gum and 0.1 partsof magnesium aluminium silicate so as to give a total amount of 90parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol is added thereto. Themixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 11

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of pyraclostrobin, 1.5 parts of sorbitantrioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts ofpolyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture is finely-ground by awet grinding method. To this mixture is added an appropriate amount ofan aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts of xanthane gum and 0.1 partsof magnesium aluminium silicate so as to give a total amount of 90parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol is added thereto. Themixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 12

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of picoxystrobin, 1.5 parts of sorbitantrioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts ofpolyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture is finely-ground by awet grinding method. To this mixture is added an appropriate amount ofan aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts of xanthane gum and 0.1 partsof magnesium aluminium silicate so as to give a total amount of 90parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol is added thereto. Themixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 13

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of orysastrobin, 1.5 parts of sorbitantrioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts ofpolyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture is finely-ground by awet grinding method. To this mixture is added an appropriate amount ofan aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts of xanthane gum and 0.1 partsof magnesium aluminium silicate so as to give a total amount of 90parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol is added thereto. Themixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 14

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 1 part of the compound (II-R), 1.5 parts ofsorbitan trioleate, and 28 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2parts of polyvinyl alcohol are mixed, and then the mixture isfinely-ground by a wet grinding method. To this mixture is added anappropriate amount of an aqueous solution containing 0.05 parts ofxanthane gum and 0.1 parts of magnesium aluminium silicate so as to givea total amount of 90 parts, and then 10 parts of propylene glycol isadded thereto. The mixture is stirred to obtain a formulation.

Formulation Example 15

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of trifloxystrobin, 3 parts of calciumlignin sulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest partsof synthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding toobtain 100 parts of a formulation.

Formulation Example 16

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of azoxystrobin, 3 parts of calcium ligninsulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest parts ofsynthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding to obtain100 parts of a formulation.

Formulation Example 17

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of fluoxastrobin, 3 parts of calciumlignin sulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest partsof synthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding toobtain 100 parts of a formulation.

Formulation Example 18

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of pyraclostrobin, 3 parts of calciumlignin sulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest partsof synthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding toobtain 100 parts of a formulation.

Formulation Example 19

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of picoxystrobin, 3 parts of calciumlignin sulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest partsof synthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding toobtain 100 parts of a formulation.

Formulation Example 20

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of orysastrobin, 3 parts of calcium ligninsulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest parts ofsynthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding to obtain100 parts of a formulation.

Formulation Example 21

Ten (10) parts of the present amide compound selected from Compound No.1 to Compound No. 10, 2 parts of the compound (II-R), 3 parts of calciumlignin sulfonate, 2 parts of sodium lauryl sulfate, and the rest partsof synthetic hydrated silicon oxide are well mixed while grinding toobtain 100 parts of a formulation.

Treatment Example 1

The formulation prepared in Formulation example 1 is used for a smeartreatment in an amount of 500 ml per 100 kg of dried sorghum seeds byusing a rotary seed treatment machine (seed dresser, produced byHans-Ulrich Hege GmbH) to obtain the treated seeds.

The seeds treated with each of the formulations prepared in Formulationexamples 2 to 14 are obtained in a manner similar to the above, by usingthe formulations prepared in Formulation examples 2 to 14 instead of theformulation prepared in Formulation example 1.

Treatment Example 2

The formulation prepared in Formulation example 1 is used for a smeartreatment in an amount of 40 ml per 10 kg of dried corn seeds by using arotary seed treatment machine (seed dresser, produced by Hans-UlrichHege GmbH) to obtain the treated seeds.

The seeds treated with each of the formulations prepared in Formulationexamples 2 to 14 are obtained in a manner similar to the above, by usingthe formulations prepared in Formulation examples 2 to 14 instead of theformulation prepared in Formulation example 1.

Treatment Example 3

The formulation prepared in Formulation example 15 is used for powdercoating treatment in an amount of 50 g per 10 kg of dried corn seeds toobtain the treated seeds.

The seeds treated with each of the formulation prepared in Formulationexamples 16 to 21 are obtained in a manner similar to the above, byusing the formulations prepared in Formulation examples 16 to 21 insteadof the formulation prepared in Formulation example 15.

Treatment Example 4

The formulation prepared in Formulation example 1 is used for a smeartreatment in an amount of 50 ml per 10 kg of dried soybean seeds byusing a rotary seed treatment machine (seed dresser, produced byHans-Ulrich Hege GmbH) to obtain the treated seeds.

The seeds treated with each of the formulations prepared in Formulationexamples 2 to 14 are obtained in a manner similar to the above, by usingthe formulations prepared in Formulation examples 2 to 14 instead of theformulation prepared in Formulation example 1.

Next, the effect of the present invention is shown in Test examples.

Test Example 1

The present amide compound (No. 4) 10 mg and trifloxystrobin 1 mg weremixed, and thereto were added 150 microliters of slurry that wasprepared by mixing 10 parts of Color Coat Red (manufactured by BeckerUnderwood Inc.: coloring agent), 10 parts of CF-CLEAR (manufactured byBecker Underwood Inc.: spreading agent) and an appropriate amount ofwater so as to give a total amount of 100 parts and the resultingmixture was then mixed thoroughly and 7.5 μL of the mixture was added to1 g of wheat seeds and the resulting mixture was then agitated. Afterair drying, the treated wheat seeds were seeded into a 85 mL plastic cupin a ratio of about 10 grains per the cup.

At 12 days post the seeding, spores of Puccinia recondita wereinoculated into the cups, and then the cups were placed under a dark andhumid condition at 23° C. for 24 hours (hereinafter, referred to as a“treated group”). At 7 days post the inoculation, a ratio of the symptomarea of the second leaves to the total area of the second leaves wasobserved.

On the other hand, the same seeding and inoculation was carried outusing wheat seeds without the above-mentioned treatment (hereinafter,referred to as an “untreated group”), and at 7 days post theinoculation, a ratio of the symptom area of the second leaves to thetotal area of the second leaves was observed.

From the results of the observation of the treated group and theuntreated group, a control effect in the treated group was calculated bythe following equation 1). The two duplicate tests were performed.

Control value (%)=(1−(Ratio of Symptom area of the second leaves toTotal area of the second leaves in Treated group)/(Ratio of Symptom areaof the second leaves to Total area of the second leaves in Untreatedgroup))×100   Equation 1):

TABLE 2 Control Dose value Test compounds (g/100 kg of seeds) (%)Present compound 50 + 5 83 (Compound No. 4) + Trifloxystrobin

Test Example 2

The present amide compound (No. 5) 10 mg and azoxystrobin ortrifloxystrobin 1 mg were mixed, and thereto were added 150 microlitersof slurry that was prepared by mixing 10 parts of Color Coat Red(manufactured by Becker Underwood Inc.: coloring agent), 10 parts ofCF-CLEAR (manufactured by Becker Underwood Inc.: binding agent) and anappropriate amount of water so as to give a total amount of 100 partsand the resulting mixture was then mixed thoroughly, and 37.5 μL of themixture was added to 5 g of corn seeds and the resulting mixture wasthen agitated. After air drying, the treated corn seeds were seeded intoa 300 mL plastic cup in a ratio of 5 grains per the cup, and thencovered with soil which had been mixed with a wheat bran culture ofFusarium graminearum (hereinafter, referred to as a “treated group'').At 18 days post the seeding, the number of seeds which failed togerminate was observed.

On the other hand, the same seeding was carried out using corn seedswithout the above-mentioned treatment (hereinafter, referred to as an“untreated group”), and at 18 days post the seeding, the number of seedswhich failed to germinate was observed. From the results of theobservation of the treated group and the untreated group, a controlvalue was calculated by the following equation 2).

Control value (%)=(1−(Ratio of seeds failed to germinate to Total numberof sown seeds in Treated group)/(Ratio of seeds failed to germinate toTotal number of sown seeds in Untreated group))×100   Equation 2)

TABLE 3 Control Dose value Test compounds (g/100 kg of seeds) (%)Present amide compound 50 + 5 100 (Compound No. 5) + AzoxystrobinPresent amide compound 50 + 5 100 (Compound No. 5) + Trifloxystrobin

Test Example 3

The present amide compound (No. 4) 10 mg and azoxystrobin,pyraclostrobin or the compound (II-R) 1 mg were mixed, and thereto wereadded 150 microliters of slurry that was prepared by mixing 10 parts ofColor Coat Red (manufactured by Becker Underwood Inc.: coloring agent),10 parts of CF-CLEAR (manufactured by Becker Underwood Inc.: bindingagent) and an appropriate amount of water so as to give a total amountof 100 parts, and the resulting mixture was then mixed thoroughly, and37.5 μL of the mixture was added to 5 g of corn seeds and the resultingmixture was then agitated. After air drying, the treated corn seeds wereseeded into a 300 mL plastic cup in a ratio of 5 grains per the cup, andthen covered with soil which had been mixed with a wheat bran culture ofFusarium graminearum (hereinafter, referred to as a “treated group”). At18 days post the seeding, the number of seeds which failed to germinatewas observed.

On the other hand, the same seeding was carried out using corn seedswithout the above-mentioned treatment (hereinafter, referred to as an“untreated group”), and at 18 days post the seeding, the number of seedswhich failed to germinate was observed. From the results of theobservation of the treated group and the untreated group, a controlvalue was calculated by the above equation 2).

TABLE 4 Control Dose value Test compounds (g/100 kg of seeds) (%)Present amide compound 50 + 5 80 (Compound No. 4) + Azoxystrobin Presentamide compound 50 + 5 83 (Compound No. 4) + Pyraclostrobin Present amidecompound 50 + 5 83 (Compound No. 4) + Compound (II-R)

1. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amidecompound represented by a formula (I):

wherein R¹ represents a (hydroxycarbonyl)C1-C6 alkyl group, a(hydroxycarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group, an (aminocarbonyl)C1-C6 alkylgroup, an (aminocarbonyl)C2-C6 alkenyl group, a (C1-C6alkoxy)carbonyl(C1-C6) alkyl group or a (C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl(C2-C6)alkenyl group; R² represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, anoptionally substituted 1-naphthyl group or an optionally substituted3-indolyl group, and the phenyl group, the 1-naphthyl group or the3-indolyl group being represented by the R² may be substituted on thecarbon atoms independently of each other with one or more substituentsselected from a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a C1-C6alkyl group or a C1-C6 alkoxy group; or salts thereof and at least onekind of compounds selected from the group (A) consisting ofkresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin,enestrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin,famoxadone, fenamidone, metominostrobin, a compound represented by aformula (II) and pyribencarb:


2. The composition for controlling plant diseases according to claim 1wherein a weight ratio of the amide compound or salts thereof to atleast one kind of compounds selected from the group (A) is in the rangeof 100:1 to 1:100.
 3. A method for controlling plant diseases whichcomprises applying an effective amount of the composition forcontrolling plant diseases according to claim 1 to a plant or a soil forcultivating the plant.
 4. A method for controlling plant diseases whichcomprises applying an effective amount of the composition forcontrolling plant diseases according to claim 1 to plant seeds.
 5. Themethod for controlling plant diseases according to claim 4 wherein theplant seeds are seeds of corn, cotton, soybean, beet, rapeseed, wheat orrice.
 6. A method for controlling plant diseases which comprisesapplying an effective amount of the composition for controlling plantdiseases according to claim 2 to a plant or a soil for cultivating theplant.
 7. A method for controlling plant diseases which comprisesapplying an effective amount of the composition for controlling plantdiseases according to claim 2 to plant seeds.